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states and within the united states? is there actually a line that can be drawn? what if there was a foreign person within the united states? does the authority that is invested in the obama administration is claiming, does that allow them to kill people within the united states who are foreign? does it allow them to kill people within the united states who are u.s. citizens? there's no meaningful line that has been articulated. >> anwar al-awlaki's cell phone had more protections than his life. >> what do you mean? >> if we had wanted to target his cell phone, because he's a us citizen in a foreign place, the obama administration had to go to a judge in the foreign intelligence surveillance court and get an order authorizing the eavesdropping on his cell phone. if they want to kill him, they don't have to. so his cell phone's more valuable, has more protections, because of congress's action. congress gave that review to the court,and the president has to go through it. to kill him, they don't have to. this is the kind o
states and within the united states? is there actually a line that can be drawn? what if there was a foreign person within the united states? does the authority that is invested in the obama administration is claiming, does that allow them to kill people within the united states who are foreign? does it allow them to kill people within the united states who are u.s. citizens? there's no meaningful line that has been articulated. >> anwar al-awlaki's cell phone had more protections than...
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and i think it's very poetic here in the united states. in the 1930s, when we after all had a crisis even worse than the one we had now by most measures, higher unemployment and greater incidents of poverty and so on, we did still have a political system that allowed pressure from below to be articulated politically. we had the greatest unionizing drive in the history of the united states, the cio. we had strong socialist and communist parties that worked with the cio, that mobilized tens of millions of people into unions who had never been in unions before. and they went to the power structure at the time, president roosevelt as its emblem. and they said, "you have to do something for us. you just have to. because if you don't, then the system itself will become our problem. and you don't want that. and many of us in the union movement don't want it either." although some of the socialists and communists might have been quite happy to go that direction. and i think roosevelt was a genius politician at that time. he understood the issue. h
and i think it's very poetic here in the united states. in the 1930s, when we after all had a crisis even worse than the one we had now by most measures, higher unemployment and greater incidents of poverty and so on, we did still have a political system that allowed pressure from below to be articulated politically. we had the greatest unionizing drive in the history of the united states, the cio. we had strong socialist and communist parties that worked with the cio, that mobilized tens of...
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he said, "the united states is in a global bandwidth race. a nation's future economic security is tied to frictionless and speedy access to information." if you were chair of the fcc what would you do to move us forward? >> i know that it's important to let these municipalities make decisions for themselves. that's going to take a bill in congress preempting the terrible state laws like the one that happened in north carolina. we need to make self-determination possible for cities. and the second one is making sure that there's low cost, low rate financing available to build these networks. that's the stumbling block, making sure that you can actually build without needing to put up all the money yourself. because it pays out over time, it pays out as a social investment for the country. and then finally, changing all those rules at the fcc that are getting in the way of progress. >> so briefly describe the need. >> all americans need a fast, cheap connection to the internet. >> and the problem? >> a few companies control access in america an
he said, "the united states is in a global bandwidth race. a nation's future economic security is tied to frictionless and speedy access to information." if you were chair of the fcc what would you do to move us forward? >> i know that it's important to let these municipalities make decisions for themselves. that's going to take a bill in congress preempting the terrible state laws like the one that happened in north carolina. we need to make self-determination possible for...
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states, in east harlem. and every year jack would organize a three kings' day parade. real camels and sheep marching right through the streets of east harlem. talk about visionary. jack was the first writer i ever met. he was a political colleague and ally of my father. and he came to visit us one day in the projects of east new york where i was born and raised. blessed be the truth-tellers for jack agÜeros. in the projects of brooklyn, everyone lied. my mother used to say, "if somebody starts a fight, just walk away." then somebody would smack the back of my head and dance around me in a circle, laughing. when i was 12, pus bubbled on my tonsils, and everyone said, "after the operation, you can have all the ice cream you want." i bragged about the deal. no longer would i chase the ice cream truck down the street, panting at the bells to catch johnny the ice cream man, who allegedly sold heroin the color of vanilla from the same window. then jack the truth-teller visited the projects, jack who herded real c
states, in east harlem. and every year jack would organize a three kings' day parade. real camels and sheep marching right through the streets of east harlem. talk about visionary. jack was the first writer i ever met. he was a political colleague and ally of my father. and he came to visit us one day in the projects of east new york where i was born and raised. blessed be the truth-tellers for jack agÜeros. in the projects of brooklyn, everyone lied. my mother used to say, "if somebody...
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states. >> so let's share some snapshots from the state of the union. that's speaker of the house john boehner, of course. he's led his party to protect wall street from oversight and accountability. the finance, insurance, and real estate industries gave him more than $3 million last year. eric cantor is the republican majority leader in the house. among his biggest donors, goldman sachs, masterminds of the mortgage-backed securities that almost sank the world economy. cantor's also the third largest recipient of money from the national rifle association in the house, which is one reason he's such a "big gun" there. senator robert menendez, democrat of new jersey, may be in hot water. he's currently under investigation for allegations that he improperly intervened with government agencies on behalf of a big donor. and there's fred upton, republican from michigan, chairman of the house energy and commerce committee. what a coincidence. the oil and gas industry is one of his top donors, helping him raise the $4 million dollars he spent last year to win r
states. >> so let's share some snapshots from the state of the union. that's speaker of the house john boehner, of course. he's led his party to protect wall street from oversight and accountability. the finance, insurance, and real estate industries gave him more than $3 million last year. eric cantor is the republican majority leader in the house. among his biggest donors, goldman sachs, masterminds of the mortgage-backed securities that almost sank the world economy. cantor's also the...